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Tamworth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2005, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2004 (181), and casualties rose from 232.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 2005
230
Up 27% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
297
Up 28% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Tamworth in 2005 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious198.3%
  • Slight21091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious217.1%
  • Slight27593%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 230, up 27% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth in 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.3%)
  • February15 (6.5%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June15 (6.5%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September19 (8.3%)
  • October22 (9.6%)
  • November19 (8.3%)
  • December12 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (71%)
  • Wet or damp64 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (68%)
  • 40 mph59 (26%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (61%)
  • Roundabout46 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (71%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (22%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 757 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (65%)
  • Passenger73 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (81%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tamworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2005.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2005

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2005, with 57 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2005

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2005: 44, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51445812
2ndA5222403
3rdB5404203501
4thB5000182301
5thA513131802
6thB5493121601
7thA409191001
8thB54406700
9thA4534500
10thB50804401

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2005

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 191.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2005

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2005: 127.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years